Mac Power Users episode 159, Workflows with David Chartier at the beginning there Katie. I heard that. First I got to do you know Italian now I'm doing French. Welcome to the show David Chartier. How are you today?

I am doing great. Thanks for, thanks a lot for having me on. You know you've been on our list for a long time.

You know, Dave, for those who don't know,

the first time I became aware of you is I was reading Macworld magazines

and articles, and this is a few years ago, and I kept noticing every time I read a good

one I'd look at the top and it had your name attached to it.

And I just thought that you were just really just crushing it at Macworld with some great coverage and I wrote you an email and you were really nice. You wrote back to me and we've kind of had an on again off again email relationship all these years.

Yeah, and now it's great to finally put a voice to an email.

Yeah and I got your last name right because I was a little worried I'd screw that up.

You did. I thank you for that. It's one of the fun things about the name is you can always tell

when a telemarketer is calling. So you did well. Well see I actually have TELIA in my background. My mother is French Canadian so I am it's a it's a thing for me you know I want to get that

right and we appreciate you for that yeah and Katie was afraid to say your

name she she backed down.

It's your show.

I do even, she do odd.

We just happen to schedule.

We just haven't scheduled this for an even odd number show.

There you go. Well, so for those who don't know in addition to being for an

out even odd number show. Well, so for those who don't know in addition to being an outstanding writer from Macworld magazine,

David is a writer, does a lot of great stuff in the technology space.

He's a Chicagoanan and he's at David

chartier.com is kind of your home base these days but I know you're right still some

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